Dorothy de Rothschild
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Dorothy de Rothschild | |
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Born | Mathilde Dorothy Pinto 7 March 1895 London, England, UK |
Died | 10 December 1988 London, England, UK | (aged 93)
Resting place | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
Known for | Philanthropy |
Spouse |
James Armand de Rothschild (m. 1913; died 1957) |
Dorothy de Rothschild (née Pinto; 7 March 1895 – 10 December 1988) was an
Mathilde Dorothy Pinto was born on 7 March 1895 in London, the daughter of Eugene Pinto (1854–1932) and Catherine Pinto née Cohen (1872–1939).
Dorothy de Rothschild assisted her husband in his political campaigns, particularly from 1929 to 1945 when he was
After his death in 1957,
Dorothy de Rothschild continued the Zionist interests of her father-in-law and husband, and was a close friend of Chaim Weizmann. She became chairman of Yad Hanadiv, the Rothschild family charities in Israel, and saw through her husband's gift of funds to build the Knesset and her own gift of the Supreme Court of Israel building.
At her death in 1988, she left £94,117,964 (equivalent to £268.5 million in 2021), the largest probated estate to that date in England and Wales.
She is buried at Willesden Jewish Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ "Mathilde Dorothy de Rothschild". Jewish Women's Archive. 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- Ft.com.
- ^ Cemel, Liza (12 March 2020). "Willesden Cemetery celebrates Jewish wonder women". Jewish News. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
Sources
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 12 December 1988
- Mrs James de Rothschild – Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor (Collins, 1979); ISBN 0-00-216671-2
External links
- Obituary, New York Times, December 13, 1988
- Portraits of Dorothy de Rothschild at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Pinto family tree